College Art Association of America Records

The bulk of the collection documents the research conducted by the College Art Association of America for its publication, The Index of Twentieth Century Artists through correspondence, exhibition catalogues, press releases and news clippings. Other material was gathered by the staff of Parnassus , another College Art Association publication. In some cases, the two publications shared material. Correspondence dates from 1930 until 1937. Printed material dates from 1901 until 1938.

The files are organized in two series:

Series I. The Index of Twentieth Century Artists

Series II. Parnassus- Exhibition Notices.

The Index series has six sub-series: Exhibitions, Collections, Artists, Note Cards, Printed Material, and Administrative Material. Of particular interest is the correspondence between the College Art Association staff and those artists considered for inclusion in the Index. Most of this correspondence was with American artists, including Paul Manship, Alexander Archipenko, Walter Pach and Alexander Stirling Calder. French artists are also represented.

The second series, Parnassus - Exhibition Notices, consists of exhibition notices received by the staff of Parnassus for inclusion in the publication.